Senior Full Stack Engineer & Dining Architect

The Hire; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hire in Tampa, FL is seeking an experienced Full-Stack Engineer III to design and build dining and hospitality POS software with robust architecture, split checks, meal plans, and inventory management.

You will lead a development team, shape product roadmaps, and ensure PCI‑compliant, offline‑first payment systems while integrating hardware such as tablets and printers. Proficiency in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Angular, and JavaScript is required. AWS experience is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years building SaaS products, 3+ years designing dining/POS software, and 3+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience in senior living or hospitality is a major plus.
• Deep knowledge of modern full‑stack web architecture and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect Dining Solutions: Design and build robust restaurant and hospitality POS systems that process seamless split checks, meal plans, and inventory.
• Lead Engineering Teams: Guide a talented development team, manage technical architecture, and drive product roadmaps.
• Master Payments & Hardware: Integrate complex hardware (tablets, receipt/kitchen printers) and engineer PCI-compliant, offline-first payment systems.

Skills

Leadership

SaaS development

Architecture design

Tools

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

Angular

JavaScript

AWS

Job description

What You'll Do

• Architect Dining Solutions: Design and build robust restaurant and hospitality POS systems that process seamless split checks, meal plans, and inventory.


• Lead Engineering Teams: Guide a talented development team, manage technical architecture, and drive product roadmaps.


• Master Payments & Hardware: Integrate complex hardware (tablets, receipt/kitchen printers) and engineer PCI-compliant, offline-first payment systems.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Full-Stack Engineer III to join our Product Development team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, d…

Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years building SaaS products, 3+ years designing dining/POS software, and 3+ years leading engineering teams. (Experience in senior living or hospitality is a major plus!)


• Tech Stack: Proficiency in PHP, Laravel, MySQL, Angular, and JavaScript. Experience with AWS is highly preferred.


• Payments & Compliance: Deep understanding of EMV terminals, tokenization, chargebacks, stored payment methods, subscription billing, and PCI compliance.


• Offline-First Architecture: You know exactly how to handle offline order capture, device failovers, and local database sync conflicts when dining rooms inevitably lose WiFi.


• Domain Expertise: You understand hospitality operations inside and out, from dietary restrictions and house accounts to KDS (Kitchen Display Systems).